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This weekend's Barcelona Half Marathon providedgreat conditions forour half marathonrankings with seven out of the top10coming from this race on both the men's and women'slists.Charlotte Arter (handicap -2.0) and Ann-Marie McGlynn (handicap 0.6) were in record breaking form to take the Welsh and Northern Ireland records respectively.

Now that we are six weeks intothe new year, it may be time to add strength work into your programme. Many runners started a new training programme at thebeginning of the year. A general rule of thumb is to chunk your training into six-week blocks, each with afocus.

With World Cancer Day this week, award-winning activewear brand Tikiboo are delighted to launch their brand new workout collection with Breast Cancer Now. This new one-year partnership will see the brand raise upwards of £20,000 for the charity.

Last weekend saw some amazing results on all surfaces with Melissa Courtney taking her performances up another level with the fastest time in the world this year over 3000m. Charlotte Purdue was impressively under 70 minutes for the first time in a half marathon. The British University Championships (BUCS) saw a great domestic battle for the men's title while the women's event was won by the European U23 champion from Denmark. Kyle Langford and Elliott Giles were back to winning on the track at the Lee Valley BMC event.

Schools Half Marathon has announced an expansion across the UK for this inspiring and potentially life-changing initiative, to encourage primary schools to get their pupils active and work towards an exciting half marathon goal whilst being rewarded for their achievements.